Haploid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective Also hap·loi·dic.
  1. single; simple.
  2. pertaining to a single set of chromosomes.
noun
  1. an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number.
adjective also: haploidic
  1. (esp of gametes) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
noun
  1. a haploid cell or organism
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